LEADER 03313nam 22006132 450 001 9910455327703321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-12069-1 010 $a0-521-03885-5 010 $a0-511-15285-X 010 $a1-280-43259-4 010 $a0-511-04624-3 010 $a0-511-17368-7 010 $a0-511-49851-9 010 $a9786610432592 010 $a0-511-30215-0 035 $a(CKB)111056485620288 035 $a(EBL)157022 035 $a(OCoLC)437073114 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511498510 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC157022 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL157022 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5006356 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL43259 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485620288 100 $a20090309d2001|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhat functions explain $efunctional explanation and self-reproducing systems /$fPeter McLaughlin$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 259 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in philosophy and biology 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-78233-3 311 $a0-511-01247-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-254) and index. 327 $aPart I: Functions and intentions -- Introduction -- The problem of teleology -- Intentions and the functions of artifacts -- Part II: Analysis of functional explanation -- Basic positions in philosophy of science: Hempel and Nagel -- Etiological view -- Dispositional view -- Part III: Self-reproducing systems -- Artifacts and organisms -- Feedback mechanisms and their beneficiaries -- Having a good -- What functions explain. 330 $aThis 2001 book offers an examination of functional explanation as it is used in biology and the social sciences, and focuses on the kinds of philosophical presuppositions that such explanations carry with them. It tackles such questions as: why are some things explained functionally while others are not? What do the functional explanations tell us about how these objects are conceptualized? What do we commit ourselves to when we give and take functional explanations in the life sciences and the social sciences? McLaughlin gives a critical review of the debate on functional explanation in the philosophy of science. He discusses the history of the philosophical question of teleology, and provides a comprehensive review of the post-war literature on functional explanation. What Functions Explain provides a sophisticated and detailed Aristotelian analysis of our concept of natural functions, and offers a positive contribution to the ongoing debate on the topic. 410 0$aCambridge studies in philosophy and biology. 606 $aBiology$xPhilosophy 606 $aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy 615 0$aBiology$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy. 676 $a570/.1 700 $aMcLaughlin$b Peter$0775410 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455327703321 996 $aWhat functions explain$92454475 997 $aUNINA LEADER 00953nam a2200253 i 4500 001 991002685929707536 005 20020503172249.0 008 001103s1952 it ||| | ita 035 $ab10400114-39ule_inst 035 $aEXGIL108094$9ExL 040 $aBiblioteca Interfacoltà$bita 082 0 $a945.02 100 1 $aMor, Carlo Guido$0154228 245 12$aL'età feudale /$ca cura di Guido Carlo Mor 260 $aMilano :$bVallardi,$cc1952 300 $a2 v. ;$c25 cm. 651 4$aItalia$xStoria - 476-1268 907 $a.b10400114$b02-04-14$c27-06-02 912 $a991002685929707536 945 $aLE002 St. III B 11 I$cV. 1$g1$i2002000678898$lle002$o-$pE0.00$q-$rl$s- $t0$u0$v0$w0$x0$y.i10467063$z27-06-02 945 $aLE002 St. III B 11 II$cV. 2$g1$i2002000678904$lle002$o-$pE0.00$q-$rl$s- $t0$u0$v0$w0$x0$y.i10467075$z27-06-02 996 $aEtà feudale$9220644 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale002$b01-01-00$cm$da $e-$fita$git $h2$i2